3 Ways to Fire-Up Your Workout

This fall turn these inexpensive Halloween cuties into calorie-torching tools! Add a few hop, skip, or gourd jumps in between your toning exercises to fire-up the burn and have some fun. Bonus: They make a great center piece for the table post-workout! I'm on a costume hunt, ideas anyone?

1. Ghoulish Gourd Hops: Stand with shoulder facing gourd. Keeping feet together, bend knees, jump over and land softly on the other side. Repeat quick side to side jumps for 30 seconds.

2. Go-Go Gourds: Place three gourds on the floor next to each other. Set a drop-off distance (one that challenges you whatever fitness level you’re at). Then pick up one, quickly skip (pushing off the floor and springing up) across to the drop-off. Return to gourd pile. Transfer the others 1 at a time. Repeat for 30 seconds.

3. Gourd Maze: Place three gourds in a straight line on floor about 2-3 feet apart.Start a few feet back from the first one. Quickly weave in and out of the gourds. At the end back pedal to the beginning. Repeat for 30 seconds at a brisk pace.